We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.

The Clintons and their foundation raked in a cool $145 million in donations and "speaking fees" just from Uranium One- and Rosatom-affiliated donors while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was supposedly keeping all Clinton Foundation business at "arm's-length."

My comment was clearly directed to AVI's assertion that the suffix was inaccurate. I added a link to the definition of that suffix supporting AVI's assertion.

The fact that the common use definition of Islamophobia improperly uses that suffix does not change that. Similarly, the fact that seemingly educated black politicians in DC once thought that using the term 'niggardly' (by another black politician, no less) was racially insensitive does not change the fact that the word has nothing to do with race of any kind, much less blacks.

The problem is believing that Islam is a religion. It's a belief system centered around violence and oppression, masking itself as a religion.

The interesting thing is that Islam in the end cannot be successful because if Muslims don't have people of other faiths to kill, they start killing each other. That's been the case almost from the beginning and goes on until the present day.

After viewing the story, She Jumped off the train to Auschwitz, it becomes very clear to me why we should not erase history. No matter how painful, there are always lessons to be learned and stories that should be told, never to be forgotten, never to be forgotten...

What irritates me the most about Hillary's corruption and treason is that for whatever reason the Republicans refuse to seek justice. At the very least a special prosecutor should be appointed. But I suspect that there is sufficient evidence already to simply prefer charges and arrest her and set a trail date.

Also why not retract the deal that was made illegally and fraudulently? Where is our government on this important issue? This should be a no-brainer.

I just revisited "The Clinton Chronicles" which was produced in 1994 and recommended to me by a businessman who had to deal with the Clinton's while they were in the governor's mansion.

How the two of them escaped jail then is amazing. That he ever was elected president and she survived to run in the last election is mind boggling. My only conclusion is the NYT, WaPo and the electronic media ran defense non-stop, and the Internet had yet to allow for alternative coverage.

For their antics selling off the U.S. bit by bit in exchange for huge speaking fees and donations to their very illegal chain of foundations, they should be tried for treason. Hopefully, Charles Ortel and his crew of supporters will reach sufficient voters that the DOJ will have to act. Those who donated to them -- almost all the big foreign governments as well as the Gates family and Internet heads -- are in big trouble if the Clinton Crap proves illegal. I guess they just write it off as The Cost of Doing Business.

Korean TV news last night covered the "Me Too" sexual harassment campaign, highlighting Monica Lewinsky's "Me Too" and the fact that Bill Clinton has yet to be held accountable for his sexual predation and harassment of women.

You wouldn't get any coverage like that in this country. I continue to be baffled why two longtime career criminals like Bill and Hillary continue to be allowed to run free in this country, instead of being held to account and put in prison. Except for divine intervention, Hillary could have been elected president despite being the most corrupt political candidate in our country's history.

Was discussing Nutella w/ a german co-worker yesterday. I thought it was too sweet in the US, but I liked the sample I had in Germany. He said it was same in both places. Regardless, too sweet for me. (shock)

Does exercise worsen heart disease?
I take 1 capsule of serrapeptase daily to reduce plaque. Purely preventative on my part, but had discussion w/ by-pass patients who swear it has lowered their residual blockage.

My guess on Soros is he is feeling his age, knows he is not going to be around much longer, and wants to make sure his legacy of interfering with elections and immigration policy in other countries goes on in the future without him. SICK MAN.

Berenice Abbott (July 17, 1898 – December 9, 1991) was an American photographer renowned for her black-and-white photography of New York City in the 1930s. Her pictures of New York stores, street vendors and bars formed part of Changing New York, her project sponsored by the Federal Art Project (FAP) in the 1930s.

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